RECORDS ROOM

Records Room Personnel

• Joan Cochrane, Senior Records Clerk,  (609) 894-3342
• Erin Delagarza, Records Clerk,  (609) 894-3343
• Sherry Jankowsky, Records Clerk,  (609) 894-3344

PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING A TEMPORARY HANDICAPPED PLACARD

1. First must pick up application from Police Records Room.
2. Handicapped person must fill out portion of form and take it to their doctor who must fill out portion of form.
3. Return application to Police Records Room with check or money order in amount of $4.00 made payable to Division of Motor Vehicles.
4. Placard will then be typed up. It is good for six months from date of issue. It can be renewed one time for additional six months. Person must bring placard back to Police Records Room and we will renew it for additional six months. There is no charge or doctor's note needed for renewing it for additional six months.
5. If person thinks they will require a handicapped placard for longer than one year they should apply to Division of Motor Vehicles to obtain a permanent card since process takes longer.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING A POLICE REPORT

The information we will need is your name, address, date and approximate time of the incident and case number, if you have that information.

Simply calling and asking for a report without the necessary information will require additional time to locate any one report. To expedite your requests please have the necessary information ready when you are asked by a records clerk.

There is a charge for police reports as follows:

• 1 to 10 pages of a police report is $ .75 per page
• 11 to 20 pages is $ .50 per page
• 20 plus pages is $ .25 per page

Question: If I request a police report that is 11 pages in length, what will I be charged?
Answer: It will cost you $8.00. The first 10 pages at $ .75 per page and the 11th at $ .50 which equals $8.00.

Question: If I request a police report that is 21 pages is length, what will I be charged?
Answer: $12.75. $7.50 for the first 10 pages, $5.00 for pages 11 to 20, $ .25 for the 21st page for a total of $12.75.

Question: Can I call the police department's records room and request a police report?
Answer: Yes. All one would have to do is call the records room at one of the above numbers stating ones name, address, date and time of the incident and a case number if possible.

Question: Are there any particular hours I have to call to obtain a police report?
Answer: Yes. Please call between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday except holidays.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIREARM'S APPLICANTS

The fee for a Firearms Identification Card for a shotgun and/or rifle purchase is $5.00.

The fee for a Permit to Purchase a Handgun is $2.00. These fees can be paid in cash, personal checks, etc.

There is also a separate processing fee for fingerprinting which is $60.25. THIS MUST BE A CERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER  made payable to the Division of State Police - SBI.

• Step 1 - Complete the application form as well as a Mental Health Waiver and sign them only in the presence of a law enforcement officer from Pemberton Township Police.

  Make sure full names, addresses, and telephone numbers are listed for both of your references since a reference letter will be sent out.
  
  

• Step 2 - Application will be reviewed by a law enforcement officer and you must submit to being fingerprinted by a law enforcement officer. Fingerprints are by appointment only Tuesday thru Thursday. Call (609) 894-3310 for an appointment.

  Processing and approval takes approximately eight (8) to ten (10) weeks. You will be notified by mail or phone to pick up your permits.

Should you have any questions in regards to firearms applications please call (609) 894-3346.